Silver, Vertu, Coins & Medals - 19th January 2016

Lot 20

A late-17th Century West Country silver Trefid spoon

Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £1100

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Description

A late-17th Century West Country silver Trefid spoon,

Salisbury circa 1680-90,

the terminal prick-dot initialled 'S.E' over 'E.G' '1699', length 17.8cm, approx. weight 1oz.

Provenance: purchased from Christie's South Kensington, Early Silver Spoons and Flatware, 15th April 1998, lot 136.

For marks see Jackson's, Ian Pickford Edition, Antique Collector's Club, 2002, page 272.